People ask me now, why didn’t you leave? He was a monsterBut when you truly meet one you understand.To a lonely thirteen-year-old girl getting abusedIt isn’t because he’s a monster.It’s because you are,and that feels way worse. My mother has Read More …
Education 200
Personally, I feel as though my elementary and middle school education did not really help me in terms of being able to move up in social class. However, I do feel as though my high school experiences and education could Read More …
Parenting Style 606
Which kind of parenting style (Annette Lareau) did your parents use with you? How do you think that impacted you? (Accomplishment of natural growth or concerted cultivation) When we were being taught the exact definitions of accomplishment of natural growth and Read More …
Parenting Style 845
My parents definitely used concerted cultivation as a parenting approach with my brother and me. We were both put into sports as toddlers, and had to choose our favorite to pursue for the rest of childhood. There was maybe one Read More …
Parenting Style 246
I think that my parents used the “concerted cultivation strategy” when raising me. I think that this honestly impacted me in a good way. I was never taught to disrespect authority, but I was always taught to question authority because Read More …
Family 434
I believe that I fit in the middle somewhere. I feel like some of the traditional forms of parenting and family is good, but I also believe that family diversity and being nonjudgmental is also necessary. I think that it Read More …
Social Mobility… The American Dream 844
I have always had conflicting emotions surrounding the concept of the “American Dream.” I think of the American dream as the belief that individuals, no matter their starting circumstances, have the opportunity to succeed in America. Though I think this Read More …
Other Inequalities 606
If there is one thing about social inequality that I wish I could write about, I would cheat and say two things, which are colorblindness and affirmative action. The reasons why I group these two concepts together is because I Read More …
Other Inequalities 808
For social inequality I actually find many aspects of it interesting. Sociology in general is fascinating to me and that is exactly why I decided to major in it. Anyway back on topic I have a few topics that I Read More …
Place 227
TC, Texas, is a very academically competitive town. All kids are “pitted” against each other in order to individually soar in their academic career. My graduating class was 519—and all of us were playing as competitors since kindergarten. I don’t Read More …